No holiday for some
Not everyone is in support of such attractions, though, and some people have accused the park of being offensive to other nations, particularly Japan.
In the guerrilla experience, for example, visitors use fake weapons to shoot pictures of Japanese soldiers, which critics say is distasteful.
"Now the war is over, I don't see why former enemies should bear grudges or harbor bitter resentment against each other," said student Wang Yueyue at Peking University. "Why dig up the past if you can move on?"
Shi disagreed with the criticism, and said: "The theme park is meant to re-create history so the present generation doesn't forget. There is no political factor.
"Everything we re-create happened, we're not making anything up," he added.
However, Zhang Hui, a professor of tourism at Beijing Jiaotong University, said he feels that attractions catering to the 'red' market sometimes tend to veer toward the vulgar.
"For historic monuments and sites, tourism development should be solemn and serious, it should not try to please the public with claptrap," he said. "It's not respectful for history nor for the soldiers."
The fact an increasing number of Chinese tourists are visiting former revolutionary bases and landmarks is a good thing, he said, explaining that they are of great educational significance and greatly promote socioeconomic development in areas that are typically rural and poorer than other parts of the country.
However, Zhang said too much "amusement" may diminish the significance in the eyes of the next generation.
"It's necessary that historic sites respect the history that occurred on the land before and pass it on in a solemn way," he added.
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